New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-19
FOUNDRIEs GRADUALLY CLOSING.

THE STRIKE AGAINST THE OBJECTIONABLE ST.
LOUIS PATTERNS SPREADS EASTWARD.
CLEVELAND April Is (SpeciaD-The patternso OF Bridge
Beach Co., the ST. Louis founders whose men are Oh
strike we're ordered into tho foundries OF the Cooper
tive and the Cleveland Companies by the Defence
Association to-day. The moulders refused to work upon
them and 400 went out member OF one OF inc COIL
panies said the works be shut down with advantage
for three months and mouder, who was DOT feeling
cheerful said: "The strike is likely to last ninety
days"
PrrTsprRG. April 1s.-The stove moulders strike has
reached this district and all the mouders in Ptsburg and
surrounding towns idle The boycotted patterns OF
the St. Louis firm were received IN this city on Saturday
They distributed among the different nrms anu tne
moucrs instructed to begin work on them to-day
This morning the moulders refused to work upon the oo
jcctionable patterns and result all OF the stove
foundres In the two cities closed. The strike now
extends throughout the third district the eastern bound
airy being Ptsburg and includes Cleveland Cincinnati
Detroit Beaver Falls, Rochester, Penn and newcastle
In this city, work has been suspended In niteen
foundries and over 200 men idle long and bitter
struggle Is predicted.
CISCISyATI, April 1s-About 900 stove moulders were
ordered out to-day the patterns of Bridge Beach
* Co were offered The work on these patterns Is insig
iacant one foundry being asked to make four stove
doors day. but the principle is the same.
LOUISVILLE April 1s-Ffve hundred mouldcrs quit
work in this city this morning when the patterns from
st LouIs were given out The foundres closed and
though the work will be from thshe thrd-to the
second district they Will not be reopened un
the trouble settled. The second district comprises
New-York, Brooklyn and other large Eastern cities.
SHARON April l8 (Speeidil.-The stove moulders en-
poyed at the stove works quit work In body To-
day The union workers decided to remain out until the
obno xious patterns were withdrawn.
AKRON Ohio, April 1S tSpecaD.-All union moulders
I'm Tapin Rice & Co.'S stove foundry marched out this
morning because q pattern offered them from the
boycotted stove firm OF Bridge, Beach Co., ST LOUIS
ENGLISH VELVET WEAVERS ALLOWED TO LAND.
Boston, April lS (SpeciaD aD-Coector saltonstall this
morning decided the Of the English women velvet
weavers who refused Saturday the privilege OF
landing from the Cunard steamer Pavonia. Howard
Richards treasurer OF the coNpany presented adavts
70 show that tho line Of work for which these women
wcro engaged could be done at present In this coun
fry and that instead OF taking away work from any
American operatives they would be the means OF max
ing work for about hundred others, because 1t would
not be necessary send abroad for the cutting and
an,shlnp OF the ends OF velvet large sum OF money
had been abroad heretofore Tor want OF the spcci
skill here which these were intended to supply
John Fretwel OF Manchester, was introduced as textile
expert He testified that 1t had been FOUND impossiDe
TO secure skilled operatives here to do the special work OK
cutting and finishing the ends OF velvet and that the
work of these women could not compete with any now
existing in this country The collector expressed himself
with explanation made. as showing that the
new operatiyes under the exception IN the statute,
and therefore authorized them TO land.